Paolo Fundarò has served as our Chairman since October 2015 and as a member of our Board of Directors since 2006. Mr. Fundarò has been the Chief Executive Officer of Genextra S.p.A., an investment firm focused on the life sciences industry, since July 2019 and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Genextra S.p.A. from its inception in 2004 until 2019. Mr. Fundarò also has served as Managing Director of certain of Genextra’s portfolio companies, including Congenia S.r.l. since 2004, Dac S.r.l. from 2004 until December 2016 and Tethis S.p.A. from 2004 until July 2016. Before joining Genextra, Mr. Fundarò was Director of Finance and Strategic Planning for the Fastweb Group from 2000 to 2004. Earlier in his career, Mr. Fundarò worked for investment banks Salomon Smith Barney (now Citigroup) and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (now Credit Suisse). Mr. Fundarò serves on the board of directors of a number of private companies, including Genextra S.p.A. Mr. Fundarò received a degree in Business Management from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.